Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection (IBPS) has continued the clerical recruitment process by conducting IBPS Clerk Prelims today. IBPS has conducted IBPS Clerk Prelims exam today in various examination centres spread all over the country.

Today’s initial shift (December, 3) has come to an end and the candidates are now coming out of their respective centres. Let us look into 3rd December (Shift 1) IBPS Clerk Prelims exam and analyse each and every section in detail. After summing up exam analysis, we will also share the expected sectional and overall cut-off for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016.

IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis 3rd Dec (Shift 1)

Before we begin our paper review, lets get some basics out first. As we all know, the exam was composed of 3 sections i.e. Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability and English Language. The exam pattern in details is as follows.

Section Name

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks

English Language

30

30

Numerical Ability

35

35

Reasoning Ability

35

35

Total

100

100

The total time was 1 hour i.e. 60 minutes. Hence, Speed, Accuracy and Planning is surely needed to have good number of attempts with maximum accuracy. As of today, IBPS Clerk Prelims paper’s overallLevel of difficulty was Easy to Moderate.

IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis for English Language Section

Beginning our IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis, the English Section was the easiest to attempt. The topic-wise review and distribution is as follows.

Reading Comprehension- 10 Questions

Cloze Test- 10 Questions

Spotting the errors – 10 Questions

All topics asked i.e. Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test and Spotting the Error were easy to solve. A good attempt in this section would be 15-18 questions.

IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis for Reasoning Ability Section

Good Attempts: 18-23 Questions

Level of Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

Moving to our next section, Reasoning Ability questions in today’s IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis had a bit of Easy to Moderate Difficulty Level range. The topic-wise review and distribution is as follows.

Alphabetical or Number Series – 5 Questions

Alphabet Coding – 5 Questions

Mathematical Inequalities – 5 Questions

Sitting Arrangements and Puzzles – 15 Questions

Miscellaneous – 5 Questions

As we can see, Puzzles and Siting arrangement topics occupied a major portion of questions. A good attempt in this section would be 18-23 questions.

IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis for Quantitative Aptitude Section

Good Attempts: 17-21 Questions

Level of Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

The Quant Section in todays’ IBPS Clerk Prelims Examination had a mixed number of Easy to Moderate Questions. The topic-wise review and distribution is as follows.

Simplification – 15 Questions

Data Interpretation – 5 Questions

Series – 5 Questions

Miscellaneous – 10 Questions

The misc. questions consists of Simple and Compound Interest, Problems on Ages, Pipes and Cisterns, Ratio, Mensuration etc. A good attempt in this section would be 17-21 questions. We conclude our section-wise IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis for 3rd December Shift 1 here.

Expected IBPS Clerk Cut off 2016

For IBPS Clerk Prelims Examination, there will be both sectional and overall cutoff. The cutoff marks usually vary according to a number of factors, like

Number of vacancies

Total number of applicants

Level of Difficulty of the paper

Keeping in mind all the factors and the analysis of 3rd December paper, here is the expected sectional and overall cut-off for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2016.

Sectional IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut off 2016 (Expected)

Section Name

Total Marks

General

OBC

SC/ST

PWD

Reasoning Ability

35

12-14

10-12

8-10

5-7

English Language

30

10-12

7-9

6-8

3-5

Quantitative Aptitude

35

9-11

10-12

7-9

3-5

Overall IBPS Clerk Prelims Cut off 2016 (Expected)

GEN

52-55

OBC

45-48

SC

32-35

ST

28-34

There were only marginal changes, which ultimately did not affect the expected cutoff score generated previously. Hence, the cutoff margin remains the same.

We hope this article on IBPS Clerk Exam Analysis and Prelims Expected Cutoff 2016 for 3rd December Shift-1 helps you understand the paper better. We will be back soon with our next analysis and detailed paper review. Till then, go through: